Gettysburg National Military Park
The fields, ridges and woods where the three-day Battle of Gettysburg was fought in July 1863, preserved across some 1,500 hectares. Monuments line its roads, and in the Soldiers' National Cemetery Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address.
- Where
- Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 39.8154, -77.2325
Get the Gettysburg National Military Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Gettysburg National Military Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Pennsylvania volume with your photos and a note.
Near Gettysburg National Military Park
Hersheypark 72 km
A theme park founded in 1906 by Milton S. Hershey as a leisure park for the workers of his chocolate company. It sits in Hershey, the company town where even the streetlights are shaped like chocolate kisses, and today is packed with roller coasters.
Sri Siva Vishnu Temple 98 km
A Hindu temple in Lanham, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., and one of the largest in the United States. As its name says, it honours both Shiva and Vishnu, with shrines built in the South Indian manner.
Washington National Cathedral 99 km
An Episcopal cathedral modelled on the English Gothic of the late 14th century, begun in 1907 and only completed in 1990. It is the second largest church building in the United States, and a carved Darth Vader hides among the grotesques of its northwest tower.
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial 102 km
A bronze statue of Gandhi in mid-stride, on a small triangle of land along Massachusetts Avenue in front of the Embassy of India. A gift from the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, it was dedicated in 2000 during a state visit by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center 102 km
The National Air and Space Museum's huge hangar beside Dulles Airport, built for the aircraft and spacecraft too big for the museum on the Mall. Under one roof are the Space Shuttle Discovery, an SR-71 Blackbird, a Concorde and the Boeing 367-80.
White House 103 km
The home and office of every American president since John Adams moved in in 1800, at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Its white-painted walls and columned porticoes face Lafayette Square to the north and the Ellipse to the south.
Lincoln Memorial 104 km
A neoclassical temple at the western end of the National Mall, built to honour Abraham Lincoln and dedicated in 1922. Inside sits Daniel Chester French's great marble statue of him, looking east down the Reflecting Pool towards the Washington Monument.
National Museum of African American History and Culture 104 km
A Smithsonian museum on the National Mall devoted to African American history and culture, established in 2003 and opened in its permanent home in 2016. Its bronze-coloured, three-tiered lattice exterior draws on the crowns of Yoruba art from West Africa.
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Questions
Where is Gettysburg National Military Park?
Gettysburg National Military Park is in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Hersheypark (72 km), Sri Siva Vishnu Temple (98 km), Washington National Cathedral (99 km).
How do I get the Gettysburg National Military Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Gettysburg National Military Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Pennsylvania volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Gettysburg National Military Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Pennsylvania volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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